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Chicago Blackhawks won't wear Pride jerseys over safety concerns for Russian players
12 hours ago | ABC
The decision reportedly came down from the NHL in part to protect Hawks player Nikita Zaitsev, who is a native of Moscow.
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Grindr sends Egypt users a warning after alleged entrapments and arrests
13 hours ago | NBC News
Human rights groups have been documenting the digital targeting of LGBTQ people through dating apps and social media in at least five Middle Eastern countries in recent years.
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What to Know About the Gender-Affirming-Care Bans Spreading Across the Country
13 hours ago | Time
Only six states in the U.S. have not introduced a bill restricting LGBTQ rights during this legislative session, including Delaware and Illinois. Bathroom bills, measures that...
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Ron DeSantis Looks Like a Loser
15 hours ago | The New Republic
For more than a month now, Donald Trump has been calling his main rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a pedophile. That's not...
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Uganda Escalates Anti-LGBTQ Laws with Death Penalty for 'Aggravated Homosexuality'
17 hours ago | Time
Uganda's Parliament passed a bill Tuesday evening that will criminalize identifying as LGBTQ, adding to the discrimination gay Ugandans face in a country where same-sex acts...
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Uganda's LGBTQ community is 'in shock' over new law, gay activist says
20 hours ago | NBC News
The “Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023” includes steep sentences that include death for “aggravated homosexuality” and life in prison for same-sex relations.
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Florida's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' policy could be expanded into high school
21 hours ago | ABC
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seeking to expand a state law to ban classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in all grades.
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Why are Kenya and Uganda cracking down on LGBTQ rights?
23 hours ago | Al Jazeera
A new law passed in Uganda appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as LGBTQ, a rights group says.
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Report: Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed jerseys
1 day ago | NBC Sports
The Chicago Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys before Sunday's Pride Night game against Vancouver because of security concerns involving a Russian law that...
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Chicago Blackhawks won't wear Pride Night warmup jerseys, citing concerns for Russian players. One LGBTQ+ advocate says to look at the big picture
1 day ago | Chicago Tribune | 3 articles
Sources cited a Russian law passed in December and recent hard-line rulings in the country for the Chicago Blackhawks' decision to forgo Pride Night warmup jerseys to avoid...
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American's artwork paying secret tribute to protesters is removed in Hong Kong
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